Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Walmgate Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Coins
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St William's Shrine
- Constantius Chlorus
- Judges Lodging
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity